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However, in an inconspicuous, newly-sided gray house on Mt. Auburn Street, the Kappa Eta chapter of the International Sigma Chi Fraternity is working to promote brotherhood and community among its members. The chapter, founded in 1989 by a group of Canaday first-years, has grown over the years from four "brothers" to 35, has moved its meetings from dorm rooms to the recently-acquired house and has collected an active alumni association of 160 members...
...Brothers of Sigma Chi are deeply saddened that helping first-years move in, something conceived of entirely as a service to the Harvard community, could provoke such a negative reaction from the administration (News, Sept...
...helping first-years and their families, we sought to fill a need we saw in the move-in process and bring our service efforts to the Harvard community. This was in keeping with Sigma Chi's strong tradition of service to the Cambridge area, a tradition that keeps us working alongside College-affiliated organizations and which, in 1996, earned us the highest recognition for service from the City of Cambridge, the Mack I. Davis award...
...should not be politicized and dismissed as self-serving. For 45 minutes early Saturday morning, a handful of students tried to fill a need that they saw in their school and to engender a sense of community here at Harvard. OBIORA I. MENKITI '99 Consul, Kappa Eta Chapter of Sigma Chi Sept...
...deans' judgment may seem harsh and was perhaps not handled as smoothly as it could have been. But there is a reason why Sigma Chi has been excluded from the University's roster of official organizations, and the deans were wise to stand their ground. The members of Sigma Chi who volunteered their time and efforts to help first-years move in could have performed the same service without appearing as representatives of their organization. If Sigma Chi wishes to contribute to the college community, it should, in the future, keep its activities within the College's rules...